bronchitis

Noun

Meaning

Inflammation, acute or chronic, of the bronchial tubes or any part of them.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

croup cold asthma arthritis influenza chill emphysema bronchial arteritis grippe bursitis carditis appendicitis bunion catarrh
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Hypernyms

respiratory disease respiratory disorder respiratory illness

Hyponyms

bronchiolitis chronic bronchitis

Examples

Aclidinium bromide is classified as a long-acting inhaled muscarinic antagonist that is prescribed for the long term maintenance treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorders such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Source: Internet

After leading the nation through a decade of war and depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt was diagnosed early in 1944 as suffering from high blood pressure, hypertensive heart disease, cardiac failure and acute bronchitis. Source: Internet

As a child, Will suffered from a weak immune system and severe asthma, which worsened after she developed asthmatic bronchitis during her sophomore year of high school. Source: Internet

Asari said one medical staffer told Bassey he had bronchitis. Source: Internet

About 4.6 out of 100 individuals may develop acute bronchitis each year (or about 12.5 million in the US). Source: Internet

Chronic lower respiratory disease, including chronic bronchitis, asthma and emphysema, killed 160,201 people in 2017. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bronchiorespiratory bronchitic bronchitically bronchium broncho broncho-